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Sep 12, 2017  'We're thinking big': Interview with Vancouver city council candidate Jean SwansonAlyse Kotyk With a byelection coming up next month, Vancouver-based activist Jean Swanson is vying for a seat on city council and focusing her efforts on housing and affordability. |
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Mar 29, 2017  B.C.'s students serve notice to Kinder Morgan and Premier Clark for provincial electionAlyse Kotyk University carbon divestment movements in B.C. are encouraging fellow students to remember recently approved massive fossil fuel projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline during May's election. |
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Mar 15, 2017  Kinder Morgan's $771,000 donation to B.C. Liberals raises red flags while Premier shifts to damage controlAlyse Kotyk The B.C. Liberals are under scrutiny for accepting significant donations from lobbyists, including those connected to the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline project, sparking an RCMP investigation. |
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Feb 28, 2017  'We have never ceded our lands': First Nations in B.C.'s interior weigh impacts of Kinder Morgan pipelineAlyse Kotyk Across B.C.'s interior, First Nations communities are deciding whether or not they will support Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline project through mutual benefits agreements. |
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Feb 14, 2017  Lawsuits pile up as Kinder Morgan opponents prepare next pipeline battleground in the courtsAlyse Kotyk Whales, corruption and contempt for Indigenous rights are just some of the court cases that activists hope will halt the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion project. |
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Oct 11, 2016  'We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice': Interview with director Alanis ObomsawinAlyse Kotyk Obomsawin's documentry, featured at the Vancouver International Film Festival, highlights the lack of services for Indigenous children living on reserves. |
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Sep 19, 2016  Fight for affordable housing in Vancouver intensifies as units sit emptyAlyse Kotyk The now two-tier housing market in Vancouver has split the population into people who have a lot of money and the rest. Two rallies over the weekend demanded immediate action. |
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Aug 11, 2016  Mount Polley a 'disaster' that 'needs to be shut down' says Imperial No More activistAlyse Kotyk Secwepemc Women's Warrior Society and Ancestral Pride officially launched the Imperial No More Campaign against Imperial Metals, the mining company responsible for the 2014 Mount Polley disaster. |
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Aug 10, 2016  Jean Swanson: Vancouver's focus on home ownership neglects plight of the homelessAlyse Kotyk Gregor Robertson's commitment to rezone a city-owned lot for social housing is a "little victory" says Jean Swanson. There's much more that needs to be done to address the reality of homelessness. |
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Jul 18, 2016  Evictions loom as demands for federal action against Site C riseAlyse Kotyk Huge deficits. Environmental destruction. Lack of permits. Why is such an unnecessary project like Site C being pushed through? |
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Jul 13, 2016  Super InTent City sheds light on national housing needsAlyse Kotyk "When we look at homelessness in Canada, it is a crisis. It is an emergency." Alyse Kotyk reports on Tent City in Victoria and its implications across Canada. |
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May 16, 2016  Hundreds of climate activists fight by land and sea to break free from fossil fuelsAlyse Kotyk Over 800 Canadians, organized by Greenpeace and 350.org, took action outside a Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby, B.C. as part of the international Break Free from Fossil Fuel movement. |
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May 16, 2016  Climate activists surround Kinder Morgan facility by land and seaAlyse Kotyk Over 800 Canadians, organized by Greenpeace and 350.org, took action outside a Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby, B.C. as part of the international Break Free from Fossil Fuel movement. |
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May 3, 2016  B.C. continues to neglect climate recommendations, favours LNG projectsAlyse Kotyk Trudeau said working with the provinces and territories will be the cornerstone of the climate change approach. But B.C. is ignoring recommendations that could limit carbon pollution. What now? |
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Apr 27, 2016  University of Ottawa becomes first Canadian university to divest from fossil fuelsAlyse Kotyk "uOttawa has achieved something historic." On Monday, the University of Ottawa became the first Canadian university to commit to fossil fuel divestment. |
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Apr 26, 2016  Demands for change to Canada's immigration detention system mount in wake of deathsAlyse Kotyk Nearly 80 detainees staged a hunger strike at the Lindsay, Ontario facility to protest immigration detention and inhumane treatment as indefinite detention remains in Canada. |
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Apr 14, 2016  Occupations of INAC offices continue in solidarity with AttawapiskatAlyse Kotyk Idle No More protesters and allies are occupying Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada offices in Toronto and Winnipeg in solidarity with the Attawapiskat community to demand action. |
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Apr 13, 2016  Activists gear up for 'historic opportunity' to usher in proportional representationAlyse Kotyk Leadnow, Fair Vote Canada and the Every Voter Counts Alliance all call on Canadians to push for an electoral system of proportional representation. Can they make it happen? |
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Apr 8, 2016  How to combat Islamophobia in the mediaAlyse Kotyk Combatting Islamophobia in media was the focus of a panel discussion in Vancouver. Urooba Jamal, Itrath Syed and Sunera Thobani shared their firsthand experiences and solutions on how to move forward. |
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Apr 7, 2016  Homeless deaths in B.C. spike by 70% from previous year, report findsAlyse Kotyk rabble spoke with Megaphone Executive Director, Sean Condon, about its recent report on homeless deaths in B.C. and what can be done, especially by the provincial government, to end homelessness. |
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Apr 6, 2016  B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of tent city residentsAlyse Kotyk In a decision announced Tuesday, the B.C. Supreme Court refused to grant the Province of B.C. an injunction against SuperIntent City campers. |
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Apr 1, 2016  B.C. now has the lowest minimum wage in CanadaAlyse Kotyk Not an April Fool's Day joke: At $10.45/hour, B.C. has the lowest minimum wage in Canada as of April 1. |
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Mar 31, 2016  P.E.I. announces it will soon provide abortion servicesAlyse Kotyk On Thursday afternoon, the P.E.I. government announced that it will soon provide abortion service on the Island for the first time in almost 35 years. |
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Mar 30, 2016  Youth-led environmental movement seeks climate justice in CanadaAlyse Kotyk PowerShift Alberta takes place this weekend in Edmonton and will bring together over 500 people to discuss climate justice in Canada and launch two fossil fuel divestment campaigns. |
